ST. PAUL – Caleb Hageman netted a career-high 33 points to help the University of Northwestern men's basketball team (8-9, 7-2 UMAC) win its sixth-straight game Saturday afternoon. The Eagles knocked off the visiting North Central University Rams (5-11, 3-6 UMAC), 86-61, in front of a capacity crowd at the annual Hoops Hysteria event.
 
The Eagles never trailed, building a 13-point halftime lead (40-27) before pouring it on in the second half to defeat the Rams for the second time this season.
 
Hageman scored 20 of his 33 points in the first half. The junior hit four triples in addition to grabbing nine boards and dishing out four assists. Isaiah Rahier and Tanner Youngberg both chipped in 12 points apiece. Rahier also pulled down nine rebounds and Youngberg matched Hageman with four helpers.
 
Northwestern continued its strong shooting, finishing the contest shooting just under 54 percent from the floor, while hitting 10-of-17 (58.8 percent) from long range. The Eagles committed just nine turnovers.   
 
The Eagles will look to make it eight straight wins when they travel to Crown on Wednesday evening. Tip-off is slated for 5:30 p.m. Fans can find more information at unweagles.com and by following @unwmbb on Twitter.